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Photographer

Kevin R. Witman

E-mail

krwitman@gmail.com

Location

Cochranville, PA

Date

3:05AM EST

Equipment

Meade LX50 10" SCT w/ an f/6.3 focal reducer. Used a Canon XS 10.1MP DSLR. 10 sec exposure, ISO200, White Balance set to Sunny Day.

Description

Very stunning Total Lunar Eclipse on the Winter Solstice. This eclipse reminded me very much of the previous eclipse visible nearly 3 years ago on February 2008. It was definitely a brighter eclipse with the Moon nicely pictured amongst the bright stars of Winter.
 

Photographer

Charlie Davis

Location

Fort Collins, CO

Date

12/21/2010 02:25 am

Equipment

Nikon D70 with 17-mm Tokina lens on Gitzo tripod with Arca Swiss ball head. 20 sec exposure, self-timer, f3.5, ISO 1000.

Description

The moon at total eclipse is at the top with Orion below and Sirius at the lower left. Light clouds coming in from the west.
 

Photographer

Paulo Régis

Location

Paramoti(Ceará) - Brazil

Date

2010/12/21, 7:46 a.m.

Equipment

Sony H50, tripod mounted, f/4.5, 5s, ISO-100

Description

TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON MINUTES BEFORE SUNRISE SUNSET
 

Photographer

Scott Moore

Location

Aledo, TX

Date

:12-21-2010 03:44 (CDT)

Equipment

Canon 7D with Canon 18-200mm zoom lens on tripod, 10 second exposure at f/3.5 and ISO 2500

Description

Winter solstice lunar eclipse taken from patio. A composite of 10 second exposure (to show surrounding detail) and 1 second exposure to show eclipsed moon. Visible constellations include Orion (bottom left), Taurus (bottom center) and the Pleiades (bottom right).
 

Photographer

John Dolby

Location

Tucson, Arizona

Date

December 21, 2010, 1:30am

Equipment

Celestron CPC-1100 with HyperStar lens at f/2. Canon Rebel XT DSLR. 1.3-Second exposure. ISO-800.

Description

Coppery moon in a field of stars.
 

Photographer

Mike Carambat

E-mail

info@oakgroveobservatory.com

Location

Prairieville, LA

Date

12/21/2010 @ 2AM CST

Equipment

Photo: Fuji S2 Pro Digital SLR with 26mm Eyepiece Projection, Orion 10" Newt and manual Dob Video: Sony DCR-TRV350 Camcorder, Vixen Super Polaris mount with custom Lunar Tracking motor.

Description

We STREAMED THIS ECLIPSE LIVE for the public as it happened on our website. http://www.oakgroveobservatory.com Unfortunately, the clouds rolled in at around 2:30AM right after totality and we were unable to film the other half of the eclipse. Direct Video Link is at: http://www.oakgroveobservatory.com/moon/2010eclipse.mp4 Oak Grove Observatory is a PRIVATE observatory in Prairieville, Louisiana. We also have some pretty impressive bolide videos on the site. -Mike
 

Photographer

James Willinghan

Location

Elkridge, Maryland

Date

December 21, 2010

Equipment

Stellarvue 80mm refractor Canon Rebel XSI

Description

Lunar Eclipse taken December 21, 2010.
 

Photographer

James Willinghan

Location

Elkridge, Maryland

Date

December 21, 2010

Equipment

Meade 12inch SCT Canon Rebel XSI

Description

Lunar Eclipse taken the morning of December 21, 2010 from Elkridge, Maryland
 

Photographer

Sidney Rosenthal

Location

Pensacola, FL

Date

12/21/2010

Equipment

Takahashi TSA102 4" scope Takahashi EM200 mount Canon 5D Mark2 camera

Description

Lunar eclipse collage. Various exosures and ISO were used from 1/200 to 8 seconds and 100 to 800 respectively.
 

Photographer

James G

Location

Baltimore, Maryland

Date

Dec 21st, 3:00am

Equipment

Celestron 70AZ telescope, hand-held Exlim EX-Z60 at ISO 50, 8 images stacked by hand

Description

Lunar eclipse at totality. 8 images stacked in GIMP by hand using addition. Crummy noise is largely due to quality of handheld digicam through eyepiece.
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